There were multiple calls for Amazon to remove the film and book, titled “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” from its site. The Anti-Defamation League asked Amazon to remove the book and film or provide a disclaimer detailing the content which included falsehoods about the Holocaust. Neither has happened.
“The reality is that we have very expansive customer reviews,” Jassy said at the event. “For books with a lot of attention — especially public attention — customers do a good job of warning other people.” Jassy said Amazon will remove media that is “more straightforward,” such as content that “actively incites or promotes violence or teaches people how to do things like pedophilia.”
At one point, DealBook columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, said,"I'm Jewish, I don’t like it. I’ll be honest, I don't like it. I’m worried about antisemitism. I'm worried about what we’re seeing across the country, across the globe. I think some of it may not incite violence in the moment but could lead to it."
Jassy answered: “I'm Jewish, too. I'm worried about antisemitism, and I find several parts of that content very objectionable, but I think you have to have principles if you're going to manage something as large as we do."